Chelyabinsk Edge Past Dynamo Barnaul in Cup Quarter-Final
Chelyabinsk secured a 2-0 victory over Dynamo Barnaul in the Regions Path quarter-finals of the Cup on 10 September 2026, booking their place in the last four. And here's the thing, it didn't look like they were going to do it at first. Dynamo had just beaten Irtysh Omsk 5-0 in their previous outing, and Chelyabinsk had lost four of their last five matches. Yet the visitors took control when it mattered.
Both sides made four substitutions on the hour mark, but the game really shifted after that. Dmitriy Kamenshchikov opened the scoring for Chelyabinsk in the 66th minute, giving his side the lead they'd been pushing for. Denis Pokotylo doubled it from the penalty spot just seven minutes later, and that was enough to settle things.
Dynamo Barnaul had 42 per cent possession and managed four shots on target, but couldn't find the net. Chelyabinsk held 58 per cent and registered four shots on target as well, though they wasted more chances off target with twelve attempts. They earned four corners to Dynamo's five, and the visitors' discipline showed through with no yellow cards compared to Daniil Chernobay's booking for the hosts.
Chelyabinsk had looked shaky in recent weeks, losing 1-0 to Spartak Kostroma and 1-2 to PFC Sochi, but they carried the side when the pressure was on. Dynamo had been in better form, beating Anri Vladivostok 2-1 and keeping a clean sheet against Dynamo Vladivostok, but they couldn't hold their ground against a visitors who went for the jugular when needed.
The result means Chelyabinsk progress to the next stage, while Dynamo Barnaul's cup campaign comes to an end. It's a setback for the hosts who had built momentum with that 5-0 win over Irtysh, but one mistake ends it in knockout football.
